Flight Reliability
DL 82 · Delta Air Lines
Memphis → Atlanta (MEM–ATL)
87
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 89%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 5 min early
- Average arrival delay
- 2.5%
- Cancelled
- 15 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 318 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
DL 82 arrived on time 96% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 83%.
Better than the Delta Air Lines network average.
DL 82 arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.
The breakdown
- Mon83%(47 flights)
- Tue89%(46 flights)
- Wed96%(47 flights)
- Thu92%(47 flights)
- Fri93%(44 flights)
- Sat90%(38 flights)
- Sun83%(41 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM89%(248 flights)
- 12–3 PM90%(62 flights)
93%
May
Jun 86% → May 93% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 86% | 29 |
| July 2025 | 90% | 30 |
| August 2025 | 94% | 31 |
| September 2025 | 93% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 90% | 30 |
| November 2025 | 93% | 29 |
| January 2026 | 76% | 21 |
| February 2026 | 91% | 23 |
| March 2026 | 78% | 27 |
| April 2026 | 93% | 30 |
| May 2026 | 93% | 29 |
- Departures on time
- 89%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 310
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 318 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.